The daily grind Coffee has been enjoyed by people for over a thousand years and is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. Coffee enthusiast and RGU alumnus Ross Erskine talks about his journey starting his coffee roasting and procurement company, Bennachie Coffee. Bennachie Coffee is about bringing fantastic flavoured coffee to people, something fresh and something they probably haven’t tasted before. I received support from Business Gateway while I was setting up my company and I got advice and guidance from them about a few different things. I certainly would recommend getting in touch with Business Gateway, they will assign you your own business advisor and from there they will be able to point you in the right direction. They help you through the little points in your journey. I did face challenges when I was creating my company, one particular challenge concerned trademarks which led to a name change before we launched. The company was originally called Highland Coffee Hunter, but after speaking with an intellectual property lawyer at Business Gateway we found that a company named Coffee Hunter already existed. We spoke with the company and got a request through to change the name, so we did. 16
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